IIM Bangalore has increased the weightage to academic profile in arriving at the shortlist for PI-WAT round while the score in PI-WAT commands highest weightage in preparing the final merit list for admission. The Admission Criteria 2019-21 bring a liberalised CAT 2018 percentile cut off and low weightage, relaxed admission eligibility criteria and greater focus on profile. The PGP 2019-21 batch of IIM Bangalore will be awarded MBA degree instead of earlier PGDM

IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2019-21 is a two step process - Shortlisting criteria for PI-WAT with 40% weight for CAT 2018 score and 50% Weight to Academics while the Final admission selection Criteria award only 25% weightage to CAT 2018 score

IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2019-21 bring a liberalised CAT 2018 percentile cut off and low weightage, relaxed admission eligibility criteria and greater focus on profile. IIM Bangalore has increased the weightage to academic profile in arriving at the shortlist for PI-WAT round while the score in PI-WAT commands highest weightage and in preparing the final merit list for admission.

It is mandatory for the candidates who wish to pursue MBA from IIM Bangalore must register and apply for CAT 2018 before September 19, 2018 and must appear in the CAT 2018 exam on November 25, 2018. A balanced score in all the three sections of CAT 2018 and good academic profile is the key to get admission in IIM Bangalore.

The Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) of IIM Bangalore is a master’s level programme and from this batch of 2019-21 will lead to the award of a degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) instead of earlier Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM).

The two-year, full-time, residential programme PGP 2019-21 at Indian Institute of management (IIM) Bangalore is designed to equip students to take on leadership roles in an increasingly complex and dynamic global scenario. The programme lasts six trimesters, spread over two years, with a summer project intermediary. In Global Rankings too, the PGP at IIM Bangalore is one of the most highly placed programmes. IIM Bangalore has a consistent strong and sustained Placement Record. Multinational Corporations recognize IIM Bangalore as a source of talent for their Global Roles.

IIM Bangalore Admission Eligibility

IIM Bangalore eligibility criteria require that the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category, the eligibility criterion is relaxed to 45%

The candidate should appear in CAT 2018 exam and must score minimum prescribed sectional and overall score to become eligible for admission at IIM Bangalore

If the candidate is awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence to determine PGP admission eligibility would be based on the equivalence certified by the institution/university from where the bachelor's degree is obtained. In case the institution/university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by IIM Bangalore by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the resultant by 100 to confirm the Admission eligibility of the candidate.

A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results is also eligible to apply for IIM Bangalore Admission 2019-21. Such a candidate must produce a certificate from the principal/head of the department/ registrar/director of the institution/university certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year or is awaiting final results and has obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category) based on latest available grades/marks.

IIM Bangalore Eligibility criterion further clarifies that such a candidate, if selected, will become ineligible for the IIM Bangalore admission unless he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2019 from the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university (issued on or before June 30, 2019) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the result may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

It is mandatory for a final year student, who is provisionally considered eligible by IIM Bangalore and offered admission, to submit the mark-sheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination held on or before June 30, 2019. The deadline to submit the mark-sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2019.

Over the years, IIM Bangalore has found that the students who perform well academically in the PGP programme are those who have a consistently good academic record at their secondary school, higher secondary school and graduation level, besides exhibiting sufficiently high aptitude as measured by the CAT Exam. Accordingly, IIM Bangalore uses multiple parameters and award high weightage to academic performance in Class 10 and 12, bachelor’s degree as well as the section wise scores in CAT exam to judge the suitability of candidates for the PGP programme.

IIM Bangalore Shortlisting Criteria
The Admission criteria and weights given to various parameters in shortlisting are based on data from previous cycles as well as on inputs from the IIM Bangalore faculty body and other relevant stakeholders. The Admission criteria at IIM Bangalore are usually revised every year. The admission committee fixes these criteria and weights before beginning of each admission cycle to avoid any bias

The first part of IIM Bangalore Admission criteria is the shortlisting criteria before final selection round. IIM Bangalore will shortlist the candidates on the basis of CAT 2018 score, past academic performance, and other criteria as under:

If the candidate does not score minimum prescribed percentile in CAT 2018, he/she will not be considered for shortlisting for final selection stage.

The candidate with excellent academics will be awarded higher points in shortlisting criteria

90% & Above marks in Class 10 will be awarded top rating of 20 points out of 100.

For Class 12, 90% and above marks will be awarded 10 points out of 100.

20% Weight will be awarded for Bachelor’s degree marks.

Gender Diversity will be awarded 2 points

Weightage to Work Experience or for Professional Graduation Degree is 8%

candidates with Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accounting, and Company Secretary certifications are eligible for weightage under the category of professional course. No other professional course is eligible for weightage under the said category.

Top 10 candidates in each of the following parameters: total score in CAT, adjusted Bachelors’score (commerce, arts, and science disciplines), and Professional (CA/ ICWA/ CS), will automatically qualify for final selection round. These candidates are given a chance to appear for PI round due to their exceptional performance in these categories.

The maximum weightage of 10 points for work experience will be awarded by IIM Bangalore in final selection round on the basis of length of work experience and quality of work experience as on July 31, 2018. The candidate with managerial work experience of 36 months & above after graduation will be awarded the 10 points. No weightage will be awarded for the work experience below 6 months. Besides, Training/Project work/work done as an integral part of curricular requirement will not be considered.

WAT at IIM Bangalore will be of 30 minutes duration. The performance of each candidate on the Written Ability Test (WAT) will be scored in terms of content and style

All candidates will be required to provide two confidential reference letters from their employers or from teachers in the academic insitutions where they had been students previously before the PI round at IIM Bangalore.

Only the candidates above the minimum cut-offs in the CAT 2018 sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT-2018 will be considered for all the subsequent stages.

These are cut-offs used for preparing the first short-list

The actual CAT 2018 cut-offs for those who are called for interview could be much higher

Below are the minimum CAT 2018 cutoffs required for shortlisting.

No candidate in the respective category will be considered for the 1st phase shortlisting and will be out of admission process at IIM Bangalore, in case the following CAT cut offs are crossed.

Category

Section-1 VARC

Section-2 DILR

Section-3 QUANT

CAT 2018 Overall percentile

General

85

80

80

90

NC-OBC

75

70

70

80

SC

70

65

65

75

ST

60

60

60

70

PWD

50

50

50

60

IIM Bangalore Admission Process
IIM Bangalore Admission process is based on the relationship between academic performance of students of the PGP in IIMB and their past academic performance, their CAT score, performance in the admission interview and prior work experience.

Following steps are included in the IIM Bangalore Admission process:

Step 1: The candidate must have appeared and scored the minimum required sectional and overall percentile in CAT 2018 to be considered for first stage screening process for admission at IIM Bangalore

Step 2: Candidates are short-listed for Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) from among the candidates who have a valid CAT-2018 score, who have excellent academics, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme of IIM Bangalore

Step 3: IIM Bangalore will identify many candidates for shortlisting for the PI round with an excellent academic record and work experience but who may have narrowly missed the high score that would have been required if CAT alone was the basis for the PI shortlist. Such candidates will be preferred in the shortlisting process as against those who have only a high CAT score but have poor academic profile and poor quality of work experience. The emphasis in shortlisting process at IIM Bangalore is on consistent and high performance in academics and other parameters.

Step 4: After the WAT & PI round, admission offers are made by IIM Bangalore to successful candidates. The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in WAT & PI, Performance in past academics, Performance in CAT 2018, Quality of Work Experience among others

Step 5: Final Admission Offer will be made by IIM Bangalore to the candidates in the last week of April 2019 on the basis of Final Score arrived after awarding the weightage scores on all the components.

PGP 2019-21 at IIM Bangalore is fully residential 2 years management course. Accordingly, accommodation on the campus is provided only for single occupancy. Candidates may opt to live off-campus only in their second year by making their own arrangements.

IIM Bangalore Fee Structure is detailed below:

Fee Component

Fee amount (In Rupees)

Important Points

PGP Programme Fee for 2 Years

Rs. 21,00,000

Excludes Mess Charges, Service Tax or any other tax

Caution Deposit (General)

Rs.15,000

To be paid One Time

Caution Deposit (Hostel)

Rs. 5,000

To be paid One Time

Mess Advance Charges

Rs. 25,000

To be paid in the beginning of each of the 6 terms

High Placements
IIM Bangalore has consistently recorded high placements during last many years and during the economic slowdown as well. Lateral and Final Placements for the PGP class of 2016-18 of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) saw 420 students receiving 462 offers from 140+ companies, in India and abroad, across all possible business sectors

Intake: 400+ Students
Intake at IIM Bangalore is of 400 students which may go up in academic session 2019-20.

USPs

IIM Bangalore has key partnerships and collaborations with Goldman Sachs for women entrepreneurship, with Michael and Susan Dell Foundation for incubation of non-profits, and with NITI Aayog for scaling up.

Along with ten disciplinary areas and five centres of excellence that offer courses and conduct research on questions facing various sectors of industry, IIM Bangalore has set up three faculty recruiting centres – the Centre for Management Communication, the Centre for Public Policy, and the N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning.

IIM Bangalore has recently launched an India-Japan Study Centre to promote understanding of Japan in India and India in Japan through research, teaching and policy outreach efforts.

An Israel Centre at IIM Bangalore has been set up to act as a hub for research on Indo-Israeli interactions in the fields of technology innovation, business strategy and history, government policies and culture, by uniting scholars, business community and students.

Accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) for period of five years in 2016, the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) of IIM Bangalore has been listed among the top 25 in the QS Masters in Management Ranking 2018. This ranking assesses institutes based on five different metrics, which are alumni outcomes, class and faculty diversity, employability, thought leadership, and value for money.

For the ninth year in a row, in 2017, Eduniversal, Paris has ranked IIM Bangalore the top business school in Central Asia. This ranking covers the 1000 best business schools in 154 countries in nine geographical zones: Africa, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia & the Middle East, Far East Asia, Latin America, North America, Oceania, and Western Europe.

Located in India’s high technology capital, IIM Bangalore is in close proximity to some of the leading corporate houses in the country, ranging from information technology to consumer product companies, giving it the added advantage of integrating classroom knowledge with practical experience.